Natalia Vodianova Honoured At DVF Awards

NATALIA VODIANOVA will be honoured at the fourth annual DVF Awards in April. The supermodel will be presented with the Inspiration Award - an accolade presented to women who have demonstrated leadership, strength and courage in the face of adversity, and who use their influence to effect positive change.

Diane von Furstenberg launched the awards back in 2010 as a way of honouring female role models, in partnership with the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. Vodianova is being recognised for her efforts with her charity the Naked Heart Foundation - which provides support to vulnerable children in Russia. The initiative is now one of the country's most prominent charities, and has built over 190 playgrounds across Russia, as well as an extensive network of family support centres.

"Diane is like a mother to me, so I do believe she is a little biased," Vodianova told style.com. "With that said, she is also the one person who knows me the most, outside of the Naked Heart Foundation team, how passionate I am about my cause, and how hard I work to realise it."

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Vodianova will be presented with her accolade at the awards ceremony on April 5, at the United Nations. Vote for this year's People's Voice Award winner at dvfawards.com.